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Generosity
“There is a time when the mind transforms things, and there is giving in which things transform the mind.” –Zen teacher Dogen Ten minutes. That was the amount of time allowed to make a presentation to a group of one 150 prospective investors. I had been invited, along...
Accomplishing More by Doing Less
I was surprised, honored, and intimidated when I was asked to be the Tassajara summer bread baker. I had some baking experience, having spent a winter in the Tassajara kitchen, but I had never made the quantities and varieties of breads that were expected of someone...
What Wrestling Taught Me About Zen and the Practice of Concentration
I was captain of my high school wrestling team during my senior year of Colonia High School in north-central New Jersey. One of the teams we regularly faced was J. P. Stevens High School from Edison. They were consistently one of the top-rated teams in the state and...
What’s Your Intention? The Practice of Skillful Effort
Many years ago, after living at the San Francisco Zen Center for ten years and then completing New York University’s MBA program, it was time to find work. I was living with my wife and young son in New York City. One of the challenging and unexpected patterns that...
Video: How Well Do Mindfulness and Technology Go Together
In this interview, Marc Lesser speaks "backstage" at Tech Open Air, Berlin with the team at Connected Business about Mindfulness and Technology and how these two things can go together. You can watch/listen to the conversation below.
Interview: How to be a successful leader? | Project Mindfulness Podcast
Marc Lesser speaks with Christiaan Neeteson on Project Mindfulness about mindful leadership, the importance of habits, emotional intelligence, and his book Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader. You can listen to the conversation below.